Securing land rights for women

Journal of Eastern African Studies

Volumn 4, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 91-113

  Daley, Elizabeth ^a   Englert, Birgit ^b  

^a Mokoro Ltd   (United Kingdom)

^b UNIVERSITY OF VIENNA   (Austria)

Author keywords

Gender; Gender equity; Land rights; Land tenure reform; Women

Indexed keywords

EID: 77649209740     PISSN: 17531055     EISSN: 17531063     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/17531050903556675     Document Type: Article

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